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Advancing Seaport Environmental Sustainability: Case Studies from the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan

Research Product Type

Training Resource

This brief discusses studies highlighting the institutional challenges the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach face while working with a multitude of stakeholders and regulatory bodies to address both environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness.

Building a GIS Workshop for High School Students

Research Product Type

White Paper

Geographic information systems (GIS) are an increasingly relevant tool being used in a variety of workforces.

California 2024 Sustainable Freight Academy

Principal Investigator Thomas O'Brien, Ph.D.
California State University Long Beach

The Caltrans Sustainable Freight Academy is a four-day in-person training for professional development for Caltrans staff to be held in the fall of 2024 in California’s Central Valley. It is designed to build capacity within department staff, allowing them to gain knowledge of current trends and issues affecting the movement of freight throughout the state.

Project Status

In Progress

CITT Advances High School GIS Education at National Center for Sustainable Transportation Summit

by Alyssa Rachel Mcdonald
May 22, 2024

This summit aimed to familiarize students with GIS technology and its many applications across industries and government.

CSULB’s Meghan Orr Uses Social Work Strategies to Spark Student Interest in GIS and Tackle Equity Issues

by Malak Saleh
October 29, 2020

Student Spotlight

Meet CSULB graduate student Meghan Orr.

Designing with the Sun: Solar Curriculum Project

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report presents creative engagement activities based on the Designing with the Sun: Solar Curriculum Project that teaches high school and undergraduate students the principles of solar design and the steps needed to design and build a solar charging station.

Developing Spatial Awareness: NCST Introduces K-12 Students to GIS

by Hannah Elizabeth Geudeker
March 30, 2022

As demand for GIS and other geospatial skills increases, so does the value of introducing students to them before college, as students gain the foundational skills and experience needed to apply their knowledge across a variety of disciplines.

Fall 2020 Dissertation Grant Awardees

by Malak Saleh
December 30, 2020

Education

Congratulations to our Georgia Tech and UC Davis dissertation grant recipients for the Fall 2020 cycle! Our recent awardees are contributing to research on transportation equity, land use policy, carpooling, ridehailing, and emissions impacts!

Freight and Environmental Policy Case Studies & Videos

Principal Investigator Thomas O'Brien, Ph.D.
California State University Long Beach

In this project, CSULB will develop a series of case studies designed to evaluate the impacts of freight-related environmental policies. The team will then produce brief videos to accompany the case studies research, in order to reach a wider audience.

Project Status

Complete

Introduction to GIS High School Workshop & White Paper

Principal Investigator Thomas O'Brien, Ph.D.
California State University Long Beach

The CSULB Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT) will write a white paper on introducing GIS technology to high school students. CITT will then develop the introductory GIS workshop for high school students with a focus on sustainable transportation.

Project Status

Complete